Before the Trial

Before the Trial

Leyton Miller had a special status, and confirming his guilt required a public trial. The Black Shoulder Badges had dared to come right to his door, so they certainly wouldn't let the Holy Sword Society, their "witness," be killed so easily.

And Lady Lily was certain Asis Werner would stumble over this, whatever backup plan she had. But clearly, she wasn't counting on Xu Huo's assassination attempt.

So Xu Huo didn't intercept them along the way.

First, his chances of success were extremely low. Forget confronting that C-class player directly—even breaking through the Black Shoulder Badges' protective perimeter would be nearly impossible.

Second, this man was more valuable to him alive.

He had watched two public trials and had a rough idea of the courtroom's layout. After estimating where the accused would stand, he took out a bag of powder and gently blew it into the courtroom.

The dustlike substance scattered evenly across the floor. Xu Huo bent down to inspect it, then quietly left the courtroom.

He hadn't used an item, just a special kind of powder.

The Black Shoulder Badges would certainly inspect the courtroom and its surroundings thoroughly before the trial began, so there was little chance of planting an item without it being discovered. This powder was a kind of plant pollen. It was easy to carry on one's shoes, and the pollen grains were attracted to one another. It wasn't very useful—it could only reveal where someone who had walked through the pollen had gone within a very short range—but it had one clear advantage: it didn't attract attention.

With security this tight, unless one had overwhelming strength, it was unlikely that sneaking around and making small moves would work. So after taking care of these few little things, Xu Huo left